Thursday, February 21st, 2019
NSC meeting rejects Indian accusations on Pulwama attack
ISLAMABAD, FEB 21 (DNA) – Meeting of National Security Council (NSC) in Islamabad has rejected the accusations of India on Pulwama attack. The meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan continued for more than three hours. It reviewed the internal and external security situation of the country. NSC strongly condemned Indian efforts to blame Pakistan for the attack. It stressed that Indian should present evidence of the incident. The meeting also denounced Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir and welcomed the report of European Parliament on human rights violation inRead More
Fire kills 56 in Bangladesh capital: official
DHAKA (DNA) – At least 56 people have died in a huge fire that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital, a fire official said Thursday. Dozens of people were trapped in the buildings, unable to escape onto narrow streets clogged with traffic, as the highly-combustible stores of chemicals, body sprays and plastic granules erupted in flames. Bangladesh s fire service chief Ali Ahmed said the death toll was expected to rise “The number of bodies may increase. The search isRead More
China welcomes Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-dollar investment in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – China on Wednesday welcomed the Saudi Arabia’s $21 billion investment in Pakistan. During the media briefing, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said, “The CPEC is a pioneering project of the Belt and Road Initiative and has been following the principle of wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits.” When asked what’s China comment on the Saudi investment in Gwadar where the former is already undertaking a lot of mega projects, the spokesperson maintained that China and Pakistan have a consensus to welcome third parties to join the CPECRead More